BLAIR2BE, thank you, definitely it is a help. I agree with you about the experience thing, and it does seem a bit unrealistic that taking a chemical compound would permanently retard spiritual growth afterwards. Sure, if one is a drug addict and living in their own drug-world for years on end, that's damaging to a being on every level. But I cannot imagine the body-mind-spirit being permanently affected by drugs at a party. I can imagine that with kundalini awakening, it might take quite some years for the karmic waste to be cleansed from the system, resulting in some severe mental-physical symptoms. But yes, it does seem likely that the body, mind and spirit is able to recover.